The Portland State women’s basketball team came out of their non-conference weekend with a loss to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a win over Butler University. The team is now 4-1 this season and is embracing its new identity as a strong defensive team.
The term “white elephant” originates from tales of ancient kings in Thailand who were in the habit of giving away the rare animals as presents to those who had become a nuisance to them. The idea was that the gift would be more trouble than it was worth to the recipient, since the cost of its upkeep and maintenance would drastically outweigh the seeming generosity of the gesture.
The Portland State volleyball team saw their dreams of an NCAA appearance fade quickly on Friday evening, as the University of Northern Colorado rolled to a shutout victory over the top-ranked Vikings in the Big Sky tournament.
The Vikings volleyball team followed up their impressive sweep of Weber State University on Thursday with an even better encore, beating Idaho State University 3-1 on Saturday to clinch the 2012 Big Sky regular season championship. In front of the second-largest crowd at the Stott Center all season, the Vikings fought past an injury to junior outside hitter Jaklyn Wheeler and a second-set loss to take a dramatic four-set victory on Senior Night.
With a tremendous team effort on both ends of the floor, the Portland State women’s basketball team kicked off their regular season with a 55-35 win over non-conference competitor George Fox University.
From the court to the track, in the field or on the trails, Viking athletics has been a successful and formidable force in the conference in recent years.
With finals around the corner, students are looking for stress relievers both on and off campus.
The Viking women’s golf team is off the greens until fall, but they have quite a season to look back on. Beyond another Big Sky Championship, the team broke nearly every record in the PSU record books, and had three players make All-Big Sky teams.
The rain is gone, and spring is in the air. Spring recreation opportunities are immense, and it is time to get out there and enjoy the sun.
Last fall, Portland State track and field graduate Nick Trubachik joined the U.S. National Team after he qualified in the decathlon.
This time last year, Julius Thomas was just beginning his football career at Portland State and now the former Viking basketball player turned football star is heading to the National Football League.